Triathlon, festivals to close some Chicago streets

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

A number of Chicago streets and thoroughfares will be closed this weekend to accommodate Mrs. T's Triathlon and neighborhood festivals. Chicago officials also are urging people heading to games at Comiskey Park to take public transportation to avoid traffic delays.

The triathlon will require closing some roadways for two days. From 3 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday, the ramp from northbound Lake Shore Drive to Randolph Street will be closed. From 3 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday, Columbus Drive from Balbo to Roosevelt Drives will be closed.

On Sunday only, two lanes of Lake Shore Drive will be closed from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Monroe to Foster Drives, and eastbound Wacker Drive from Columbus to Lake Shore Drive will be closed from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival in Grant Park will close Jackson Drive from Lake Shore Drive all day Saturday and through Sunday night. Chicago Transit Authority buses will be added for the event, officials said.

Taste of Greece will close Halsted Street from Monroe to Van Buren Streets on Saturday and Sunday.

Taste of 63rd festival will close 63rd Street from Western to Maplewood Avenues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Lakeview Fest will close Clark Street from Sheffield Avenue and Addison Street on Saturday and Sunday.

Detours are planned for buses affected by the closures for the three neighborhood fests, CTA officials said.

Heavy traffic also is expected for the White Sox games and for a Pro-Am Volleyball Tournament at North Avenue Beach, officials warned.

And South Lake Shore Drive construction continues with lane closures in place from 23rd Street through the south end.